Fight for your lord, fight for his honour, but never forget that you were fighting for yourself too.
Had she been male, she would have been granted a modicum of leeway, but as a woman she was damned as a whore
Because there are no winners in this sorry state of affairs. We are all losers; we are all diminished.
His gaze. ‘But then my responsibilities would be much greater,
Those who walk with their heads in the air usually don’t see the shit on the ground until they tread in it.
Bishops of Rouen, Fécamp and Jumièges. A
Being a king was not about pleasing people. It was about controlling them.
Look to the plank of wood in your own eye before you remove the mote of sawdust from mine
Within her the core of rebellion hardened. She would dress as she chose, because clothes and appearance were part of a woman’s armor in this world whether Bernard of Clairvaux approved or not.
When you look at them as babies in the cradle, you never know what they are going to become, but you always hope for the best.
All that remains is regret for what might have been. It is like standing in the ashes of a fire you once approached to warm your body a little, but which burned you to the bone instead. Now the ashes...
Without the light the beauty remains hidden, Gofrid said. But it is always there. Just like God’s love, or a father’s, or a mother’s. Remember that, Alienor. You are loved, whether you see it or not.
Without the light the beauty remains hidden, Gofrid said. But it is always there.
You fall over, you get up again.
Just remember when temptation comes your way that a boy will drink beyond his means and a man will know when he’s had enough. Yes,
Within her the core of rebellion hardened. She would dress as she chose, because clothes and appearance were part of a woman’s armor in this world
I would not have you follow me, but walk at my side.
Brats, he muttered under his breath.They take after you, my lord, Alienor said sweetly.
You always take for granted what you have until it is gone. And then you realize how much value it truly held in your life.
Chretien speaking to Dominic:'Magda is no ordinary young woman. There is a blood price on her head way beyond that upon any Cathar, indeed way beyond mine. I advise you most strongly to think with you...
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